Francis Bacon Quotes

English - Philosopher | January 22, 1561 - April 9, 1626

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

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OthersBooksSomeFewChewedTasted

Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.

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He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.

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The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.

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Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

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Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men.

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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.

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It is natural to die as to be born.

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Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.

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Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

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Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

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It is impossible to love and to be wise.

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